Writers’ Guild Well Represented at Arts Festival
Members of the Northwest Arkansas Writers’ Guild will talk about the writing process and read from their works at the Spring Arts Festival Reading Series during the coming week.
Tuesday, February 23
Morning Sessions
10:00-10:30 Vic Fountain
Vic’s speciality is young adult fiction.
Afternoon Sessions
1:00-1:30 p.m. Lela Davidson
Lela is an internet freelancer as well as a writer of fiction and non-fiction for the print market.
1:30-2:00 p.m. Mary Ann Powers
Mary Ann writes humorous articles for the web. She’ll be reading from a novel in progress.
2:00-2:30 Joe Tangari
Joe writes a regular column for the music site Pitchfork.com/. He also writes short stories and novels. Two of his stories appear in the recently-published Columbia & Britannia, An Alternate History.
2:30-3:00 p.m. Maeve Maddox
Maeve writes a daily language-related post at DailyWritingTips.com/. Her most recently-published long work is an academic study, Portrayals of Joan of Arc in Film. She’ll be reading from her novel The Fabergé Flute.
Wednesday, February 24
2:00-2:30 Raymona Anderson Journalist and novelist Raymona Anderson will be reading from her recently-completed novel, The Right Kind of Woman.
Thursday, February 25
Morning Sessions
10:00-10:30 Marilyn Collins
Marilyn’s speciality is the writing of local history. She’ll discuss her book, Write History Right. She will discuss tips for spinning local/regional history into books and articles that sell.
10:30-11:00 Rhonda Franz
Rhonda writes parenting tips and essays about early childhood education.
11:00-11:30 June Jefferson
June is known for her writing workshops. She’ll talk about the writing process.
11:30-12:00 Barbara Youree
A writer of both fiction and non-fiction, Barbara will read from her upcoming novel Race to Glory, about first-century Olympic Games in Greece.
The sessions are free and open to the public.
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